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Quaternary deposits map of Yana-Indigirka and Kolyma lowlands tundra zone, R-55-57, based on Landsat imagery
The Quaternary geology map was created for the Yana-Indigirka (eastern part) and Kolyma lowlands, tundra and partly forest-tundra zones. The map corresponds to the nomenclature... -
Database of Ice-Rich Yedoma Permafrost (IRYP)
We synthesized data on the circum-Arctic and sub-Arctic distribution and thickness of Yedoma for compiling a preliminary circum-polar Yedoma map. For compiling this map, we used... -
Developing and Testing a Deep Learning Approach for Mapping Retrogressive Thaw Slumps (CA, RU)
In a warming Arctic, permafrost-related disturbances, such as retrogressive thaw slumps (RTS), are becoming more abundant and dynamic, with serious implications for permafrost... -
Rockglacier and Slope Instability Inventory from differential SAR interferograms and optical imagery, 1998-2016, West...
Rockglaciers and other periglacial processes were mapped using visual analysis of differential SAR interferograms and satellite optical images (Google Satellite, Bing Aerial)... -
Land Surface Feature Classification from TerraSAR-X, 2013, Lena Delta, Laptev and East Siberian Sea Region (RU)
Land surface features (water, wetland, tundra, and bare surfaces) were classified from TerraSAR-X with a resolution of 5 m for August 2012 and July 2014. The product is based on... -
Circumpolar Thermokarst Landscapes, 2015, Circum-Arctic
This data set provides the distribution of thermokarst landscapes in the boreal and tundra ecoregions within the northern circumpolar permafrost zones. This dataset provides an... -
Aufeis (naleds) from 1958 historical maps and 2013-2017 Landsat-8 OLI images, Indigirka River basin, Siberia (RU)
The GIS database contains the data of aufeis (naleds) in the Indigirka River basin (Russia) from historical and nowadays sources, and complete ArcGIS 10.1/10.2 and Qgis 3*... -
Aufeis (naleds) from 1958 historical maps and 2013-2019 Landsat-8 OLI images, Chukotka region, Siberia (RU)
The GIS database contains the data of aufeis (naled) in the Chukotka region from historical and nowadays sources, and complete ArcGIS 10.1/10.2 and Qgis 3* projects to view and... -
Aufeis (naleds) from 1958 historical maps and 2013-2017 Landsat-8 OLI images, Kolyma River basin, Siberia (RU)
The GIS database contains the data of aufeis (naleds) in the Kolyma River basin (Russia) from historical and nowadays sources, and complete ArcGIS 10.1/10.2 and Qgis 3* projects... -
Distribution of pingos from an IfSAR digital surface model, 2002-2006, western Arctic Coastal Plain, Northern Alaska ...
A detailed attributed point feature shapefile of 1247 pingo locations was manually assembled from a 5m resolution digital surface model (DSM) derived from an airborne... -
Distribution of pingos from topographic maps, permafrost region, Siberia (RU)
A detailed attributed point feature shapefile of 6059 pingo locations in a 3.5 × 10⁶ km² region of northern Asia was manually assembled from 1:200 000 scale Russian... -
Database of Ice-Rich Yedoma Permafrost Version 2 (IRYP v2)
Ice-rich permafrost in the circum-Arctic and sub-Arctic, such as late Pleistocene Yedoma, are especially prone to degradation due to climate change or human activity. When... -
Mapped yedoma ice wedge polygon patterns from WorldView-1, 2008, Northern Seward Peninsula, Chukchi Sea coast, Alaska...
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Mapped yedoma ice wedge polygon patterns from GeoEye-1, 2010, Cape Mamontov Klyk, Laptev Sea coast, Siberia (RU)
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Mapped yedoma ice wedge polygon patterns from GeoEye-1, 2009, Buor Khaya, Laptev Sea coast, Siberia (RU)
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Mapped thermokarst ice wedge polygon patterns from WorldView-1, 2009, Ebe-Basyn-Sise Island, SW Lena Delta, Siberia (RU)
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Mapped thermokarst ice wedge polygon patterns from WorldView-1, 2008, Northern Seward Peninsula, Chukchi Sea coast, A...
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Mapped thermokarst ice wedge polygon patterns from GeoEye-1, 2010, Cape Mamontov Klyk, Laptev Sea coast, Siberia (RU)
Detailed calculations of ground-ice volumes in permafrost deposits are necessary to understand and quantify the response of permafrost landscapes to thermal disturbance and... -
Database of Quaternary Deposits from Maps, East and Central Siberia (RU)
This digital database is the product of collaboration between the U.S. Geological Survey, the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research Potsdam, Foothill College... -
Ground ice maps from paleogeographic modelling approach, Canada (CA)
Ground ice melt caused by climate-induced permafrost degradation may trigger significant ecological change, damage infrastructure, and alter biogeochemical cycles. The...